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Another DIY cab thread. Loud, Small, and Cheap. 22 pounds that pounds.
- Thread starter Lowactnsatsfctn
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Checking in after a long time away. Moving and an injury will hold you up unfortunately.
I was looking at my cab and realized how scraped and dinged up its gotten over the past year and a half and got to wondering how every one else were holding up and if any one else has built one. The B&C Driver is still the same price from partsexpress.com, which is surprising because it seems like most other neo speakers went up.
I was looking at my cab and realized how scraped and dinged up its gotten over the past year and a half and got to wondering how every one else were holding up and if any one else has built one. The B&C Driver is still the same price from partsexpress.com, which is surprising because it seems like most other neo speakers went up.
Hope you are ok after your injury.
I built one (for a side project that never took off) when this thread first came out and only got it painted and fitted the grill a few months ago so it still looks new, I use it for home practice about 50% of the time.
I threw a random Eminence driver in for test purposes and never did get the B&C driver bought. It sounds ok at low to medium volume but if I need it in a real band setting will buy the correct driver.
Rick Auricchio
Registered Bass Offender
My two still look great. There might be a little ding here and there in the Duratex, but not enough for me to touch it up. They sound great and I smile whenever I lift them.
Glad to see you back.
BTW, Leland Crooks from speakerhardware.com had asked about making a flatpack kit available for the cabinet. You probably saw that in your PMs. Give him a shout---he just wanted your OK.
Glad to see you back.
BTW, Leland Crooks from speakerhardware.com had asked about making a flatpack kit available for the cabinet. You probably saw that in your PMs. Give him a shout---he just wanted your OK.
Building one of these cabs is on my summer to-do list. I really like the idea of the flat pack through speakerhardware.com. Yeah, it might cost a bit more than complete DIY, but with my wood working skills, it might end up less expensive in the long run
Either way, I'm making one! Glad to see some activity on this thread again.
Either way, I'm making one! Glad to see some activity on this thread again.
My two are doing great, but I haven't been playing out and around. One of my favorite ways to use these is with a Jazz Bass and the Tone Hammer set completely flat (noon) - solid and punchy.
Sorry to hear about your injury, and I hope you're doing better now.
Sorry to hear about your injury, and I hope you're doing better now.
Its good to be back
I wouldn't mind at all if they made the kits available. The way I see it is, the information was put out for people to use and it makes no difference if people cut the wood at home, have a cabinet shop do it or have a website send a kit. I just hope if they do, that the kit is well executed.
I'm guessing if there were Pm's, they are lost since its been so long since I've logged on. Sorry about that, but I was re learning how to walk.
His last name may be Crooks, but he's far from that. He's an honest business man and a superb craftsman, with his kits your design would be in good hands.
That's good to know and what I was thinking. I'm not really sure how to get in touch with him if he's still interested.
I've dealt with Leland and he strikes me as the kind of guy who wouldn't produce a kit for your design without your approval.
Leland is a member here lelandcrooks
Click the link and then click "Start a private converstaion" (under his avatar). This has replaced PMs.
Click the link and then click "Start a private converstaion" (under his avatar). This has replaced PMs.
This looks fun!
Knowing exactly zero about speaker cabinet design. If you wanted to make this into a 4ohm 2x12 design, could you simply just double the sides, etc?
Or would you have to do it kind of like two separate interior spaces, divided in the middle with either 1/2" or 3/4" plywood?
Knowing exactly zero about speaker cabinet design. If you wanted to make this into a 4ohm 2x12 design, could you simply just double the sides, etc?
Or would you have to do it kind of like two separate interior spaces, divided in the middle with either 1/2" or 3/4" plywood?
That should work about the same as 2 of his 1 x 12's stacked. Theoretically, you would want to add the thickness of the divider to the height dimension. Personally, I would do two 1 x 12's, then you can orient them any way you like, including separated, or one facing you and one facing out.
One idea is to visit a few woodworking CNC forums. If you have the drawings in CAD, Somebody could run it through CAM generate the gcode using standard cutters for a sheet of ply. Many if not all cabinet shops now have a CNC for breaking up a sheet of ply. They could probably do a single or run for a local area.
Autodesk Fusion 360 is a very cool CAD/CAM package that is free for qualified hobbyist. And affordable if you start making money.
If the speakers are wired in Parallel, it would be a 4 ohm 212 cab. I always separate speakers in cabs with multiple drivers and 1/2" ply wood is sufficient if properly braced.
2 of these is a lot of cab.... I'd do 2 cabs with flight case hardware to attach them together and bring what you need. One does just about all I've ever needed.
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You would still have a small piece mounted to both cabs, but it makes moving the pair like a single cab.
You would still have a small piece mounted to both cabs, but it makes moving the pair like a single cab.
Rick Auricchio
Registered Bass Offender
A pair work very well. I've even used a single cab at an indoor bar gig. Outdoors I use both. And it's nice to be able to carry them in my car because each cab is fairly small---and light!
I mounted the four rubber feet so that they fit just inside the top of a square milk crate. We use these for cables, and one of them is a perfect elevating platform for the cab(s).
I mounted the four rubber feet so that they fit just inside the top of a square milk crate. We use these for cables, and one of them is a perfect elevating platform for the cab(s).
This looks like a great project that would fill my needs really well. I've read the thread and apologize if I missed this. I saw the cut sheet but are there any actual plans available?
With the cut list, one really shouldn't need "plans". With a cab like this, you can assemble it any order as long as you put the right panels the right way. You can start at the top or bottom or make a shell of the sides first.
If you have any specific questions about the assembly, feel free to ask.
(The bracing on the cut list may need to be adjusted length wise because it will sit on top of the port shelf instead on running all the way to the bottom panel)
